Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
आदित्रिके द्विचतुर्थे सममर्द्धसमं ततम् । लक्ष्म भिन्नं यस्य पादचतुष्के विषमं हि तत् ॥ ८ ॥
āditrike dvicaturthe samamarddhasamaṃ tatam | lakṣma bhinnaṃ yasya pādacatuṣke viṣamaṃ hi tat || 8 ||
إذا كان في بيتٍ ما القدم الأول والثالث متساويين، وكان الثاني والرابع متساويين بنصف القياس، ولكن علامة الوزن (lakṣma) تختلف في الأقدام الأربعة، فإن ذلك الوزن يُسمّى حقًّا «وِشَمَ» (غير متساوٍ).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the Vedanga of Chandas)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It frames Chandas (Vedic prosody) as disciplined sacred knowledge: precise metre preserves the integrity of recitation and transmission, supporting dharma and right understanding.
Indirectly: correct metrical knowledge safeguards accurate chanting and hymnody, which strengthens devotional practice by keeping praise and recitation faithful to tradition.
Chandas (prosody): it defines how to recognize a viṣama (uneven) metre in a four-pāda verse based on equality/inequality patterns across the pādas.